Senior Technology Architect, Enterprise Platforms

Position Title: Senior Technology Architect, Enterprise Platforms
Reports To: Head of Enterprise Platforms & Enterprise Architecture
Department: Enterprise Platforms 
Term: Permanent Full-Time


Work Arrangements: This is a hybrid role. You will work in our office in Waterloo, ON a minimum of two (2) assigned, consecutive days every other week, plus a fifth (5th) assigned day per month. You are welcome to work from the office more than the minimum requirement and there may be some roles that are required to work in our office more than the minimum requirement.


The Opportunity:  Equitable continues to invest deeply in digital capabilities and services. We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Architect to join our Enterprise Content Management team! In this role, the successful candidate will take a lead role on building out designs to achieve Business outcomes, focused on efficiency and business value to various business teams utilizing components of Equitable’s capture, imaging, and business process automation solutions. 

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What you will be doing:

• Capture and document enterprise content management use cases, adopting an employee-centric perspective to design scalable solutions for file sharing and process optimization, including workflows for reviews and approvals.
• Architect robust solutions for content lifecycle management, encompassing capture, creation, consolidation, processing, and retention, while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
• Develop and manage the technology lifecycle and strategic roadmap for enterprise content management systems, conducting architecture reviews to identify risks, deficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure architectural alignment with enterprise standards for resiliency, redundancy, availability, and scalability to support business-critical operations.
• Coordinate and oversee technical implementations and changes with software vendors, third-party consultants, and internal IT teams to maintain seamless operations.
• Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to map application footprints, analyze business processes, and define integration points across enterprise applications.
• Define and communicate non-functional requirements (NFRs) to development teams, ensuring alignment with architectural principles and business objectives.
• Provide end-to-end technical leadership across the development lifecycle, from solution design and development to testing and production deployment.
• Lead and contribute to technology product evaluations, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and architectural standards.
• Actively participate in Enterprise Technology Governance and Architecture Review processes, contributing to decision-making and promoting architectural best practices.
• Engage in the Enterprise Architecture Community of Practice, fostering collaboration and sharing of best practices across architecture teams.

What you will bring:

• Previous experience designing solutions for document capture, creation, consolidation, processing and retention. Specific experience with OnBase, Kofax KTA and OpenText Exstream would be an asset.
• Experience in Health Insurance or Financial Services is an asset
• The ability to drive business requirements and non-functional requirements
• Exposure to and an understanding of Waterfall and Agile scrum methodologies and experience working in an Agile team
• Experience using diagramming tools such as MS Visio and or MIRO
• Understanding of tools like Teams, GitHub, CICD, and Azure DevOps Services.
• Expertise with queuing systems like Kafka, Azure service bus, event grid
• Strong hands-on experience with services in public clouds AWS and Azure.
• Application development experience with C#, JavaScript, XML, HTTP, Java, SQL, experience with progressive web applications and design systems
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enjoys and excels in a fast-paced environment with some level of ambiguity on requirements
• Experience working with onsite and offshore consultants for timely and quality delivery

What’s in it for you:

• A healthy work-life balance with employee wellness top of mind
• Annual bonus program, annual vacation allowance, and company-paid benefits program
• An additional paid volunteer day each year so you can spend time giving back to the community
• Immediate enrollment in the company’s pension program with employer matching
• Employee resource groups that support an inclusive work environment
• Tuition support and specialized program assistance
• An onsite full-service cafeteria with a variety of daily options
• Discounts on company products and services, and access to exclusive employee perks
• Regular EQ Together events focused on company togetherness and collaboration
  
  

As part of the recruitment/offer process you will be required to:

• Provide two professional references (minimum one supervisor and above)
• Undergo a criminal background check

This role is open due to an existing vacancy.

To learn more about Equitable, we encourage you to explore our organization.

At Equitable, we are committed to providing equal access to employment opportunities across our organization. Please contact our HR team at careers@equitable.ca if you would like to receive our job postings in an alternative format or require an accommodation with the application process.

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